Nokia India, the subsidiary of Microsoft Mobile, has sent out press invites for media event in New Delhi scheduled for October 1, 2014. While the invite does not specify the plans for the afternoon, from what we know, the Lumia 830 will be launched at the event. Again, there's no price indication and the rumors put the price to be anywhere from ₹21,000-30,000 (US$340-480). The Lumia 820...
Satya Nadella is headed to India, the first time since he became the CEO of Microsoft in February earlier this year. During his visit, Satya will talk about the importance of India to Microsoft and how technology is a key enabler to help Indian people and businesses thrive in the mobile-first, cloud-first world. According to the invite we've received from Microsoft, Satya Nadella,...
In a grand event at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai today, Microsoft officially launched Xbox One in India, and delivered the first console to its owner. Xbox One offers a huge exclusive games lineup including Forza Horizon 2, Forza Motorsport 5, Dead Rising 3, and Ryse: Son of Rome. In addition, popular third-party blockbusters will be available on Xbox One with early exclusivity...
Snapdeal and Intel today announced the launch of Notion Ink's 'CAIN' 2-in-1. Powered by the Intel Atom Processor Z3735D, the Windows 8.1 convertible is priced at ₹19,990 ($330), and is exclusively available on Snapdeal, India's leading online marketplace. If the Notion Ink name doesn't ring a bell, you might remember the Bangalore-based company's ill-fated debut in 2010 with the Notion...
Meru Cabs, the largest radio cab service in India, launched their official app for Windows Phone in February earlier this year. The company operates around 7,000 cabs in several key cities of India: Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Jaipur, and Ahmedabad and serves more than 1.8 million passengers. The latest update bumps the app version to 2.0.0.0, and brings in a few new features...
Microsoft is keen on dispelling notions of an app gap on Windows Phone, with an executive mentioning that that the company is not far behind in the apps development space. Joseph Landes, General Manager (Developer and Platform Evangelism) at Microsoft India, has stated in an interview with The Hindu that there is a "zero app gap versus competition." We are not behind. Of course...
Wondering as to when the Lumia 830 will be available in India? According to IBN, Microsoft is considering a launch in the month of October, with the device estimated to be priced in the vicinity of INR 26,000 (which comes out to $430). For that price, you get a 5-inch 720p display, quad-core 1.2 GHz Snapdragon 400 CPU, 1 GB RAM, 16 GB internal memory, microSD card slot up to 128 GB,...
GenNext Ventures, the venture investment management arm of Reliance Industries, today signed a three-year partnership with Microsoft India, through Microsoft Ventures in India, to set up GenNext Innovation Hubs, a pan-India initiative to catalyze the country's technology startup ecosystem. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today by Dr. R. A. Mashelkar, Chairman,...
Remember the Windows Phone handsets Micromax launched over two months ago? The first of the two devices, the Canvas Win W121, is now available on Flipkart for Rs. 9,494 (around $157). Looks like Micromax has not entered into any exclusive deals with the store, as the mobile is also available on Snapdeal for Rs. 9499, and on Amazon India for Rs. 9,999 ($165). The dual-SIM handset...
FreeCharge (freecharge.in), India's very popular online service for prepaid mobile recharges, postpaid bill payments, DTH recharges and datacard recharges, has just received a major update for their official app on Windows Phone. It's now a native app, instead of a web wrapper. Why is FreeCharge so popular in India? While making the process of recharging convenient, they also make it...
Over the last few days, Microsoft and its carrier partners have been busy pushing out the Lumia Cyan update for various Lumias. Today, we are updating our lists for the Lumia 525, Lumia 720, Lumia 820 and Lumia 920 as those phones have either completed their Cyan updates or have a few remaining carriers as holdouts. Perhaps the biggest news is that all of India is now complete for the...
Head into the Windows Phone Store and you'll find a new update for m-Indicator. This is a very popular app for people living in Mumbai. Today's update brings the app up to version 9.1. According to the m-Indicator developer website, version 9.0 "Ladybug" was released for Android in July. Now Windows Phone users can look forward to the following features: New: Mono & Metro...
Established in 2009, Sportskeeda is the largest all-sports website in Asia, publishing news and opinions on over fifty sports and claims to have a footprint of over 10 million readers every month. The portal has a thriving online sports community, and editorial content by some of the best sports writers in the world. A couple of weeks ago, the Sportskeeda Official app landed on the...
Kotak Securities Limited, a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank, is the stock broking and distribution arm of the Kotak Mahindra Group. One of the oldest broking houses in India, its operations include stock broking and distribution of various financial products. The company has introduced a unique stock trading app that lets you trade, view latest quotes, track portfolio and market...
Oxigen Wallet is a popular mobile wallet service in India for money transfers, mobile and DTH subscription recharges, and bill payments. The prepaid wallet is approved by the Reserve Bank of India and is India's first non-bank wallet to have tied up with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) for Instant Money Transfer. The official Oxigen Wallet app for Windows Phone was...
Traffline is an online service that provides real time traffic information in five cities in India – Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Pune. Developed by a Mumbai-based start-up and launched in 2012, Traffline offers traffic updates via mobile apps, SMS, email, social networks, and a call center. The company claims that there have been over 100,000 downloads of the iOS and...
CompareRaja is a leading price comparison service in India that helps you compares prices of over 100,000 different products and pick the best price available online. The official CompareRaja app has recently arrived on the Windows Phone Store. From the same folks who brought CouponRaja, CompareRaja allows users to compare prices across popular online stores such as Flipkart, Amazon,...
Pizza Hut, the American restaurant chain and one of the flagship brands of Yum! Brands, Inc., known for pizzas and side dishes is a leading affordable casual dining restaurant chain in India. After making a foray into India in 1996, the chain has now 138 dining restaurants across 38 cities in India. Pizza Hut India has launched their official app for Windows Phone 8 devices....
Kotak Mahindra Bank is an Indian bank and financial service firm headquartered in Mumbai. The group's flagship company, Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd, converted to a commercial bank in 2004 and has now more than 500 branches across the country. The bank's official Windows Phone app was launched earlier this week and allows you to manage your Kotak accounts and credit cards. The Kotak...
The Nokia Lumia 625, Lumia 925, Lumia 1320 and Lumia 1520 are enjoying Windows Phone 8.1 and Lumia Cyan in India. But when does the update come to devices like the Lumia 520 and Lumia 720? It could be August or September depending on which device you have. Windows Phone India has shared the expected arrival of Windows Phone 8.1 for Lumia handsets within India. Here's how it breaks...